Location: Alberta
Employment Type: Full Time – Limited Term – 12 months
Water Analyst, Oil & Gas
The Opportunity
The Alberta Energy Regulator (AER) is currently recruiting for a Water Analyst to join our talented team of professionals in the Regulatory Applications Branch. The Water Analyst will work in a multi-disciplinary team to provide administrative and technical support, coordination and evaluation on routine oil and gas applications with under the Water Act (WA), associated regulations, Codes of Practice, and Alberta Wetland Policy, to ensure energy development will be conducted in a safe, environmentally responsible manner for the benefit of all Albertans.
The Water Analyst role focuses on processing surface Temporary Diversion Licences (TDLs), auditing WA baseline approvals, and issuing expiry letters. The Water Analyst will interact with technical professionals internally and externally and provide technical direction to applicants on WA applications.
In the Regulatory Applications branch, we pride ourselves on providing our staff with the opportunity to work on meaningful, innovative, and challenging work. The AER’s Regulatory Applications branch is fast paced, dynamic and responsive to the needs of our internal and external stakeholders, while maintaining a focus on personal wellness, professional development, and work life balance.
Your Key Responsibilities:
- Coordinates, applies risk based technical review principles, and makes recommendations within target timelines, on routine WA applications such as TDLs and wetland disturbance applications in accordance with applicable policies, rules and regulations. Seeks guidance from senior team members as required.
- Liaise with senior team members, AER field staff, representatives from industry, the public and government during the application review process.
- Implement the AER’s Audit Framework by performing routine desktop audit activities on baseline approval/licences.
- Conduct approval/licence maintenance including issuing expiry letters, checking status of annual reports and submissions, and making recommendations on operators’ performance and compliance to application requirements.
- Support the consideration of statements of concern, appeal and hearing processes, including Alternate Dispute Resolution sessions
- Support information, action, and media requests by gathering all necessary project and environmental information and presenting it clearly and concisely.
Qualifications:
- Technical diploma in a science, engineering, or related discipline.
- 1-3 years of related industry or regulatory experience.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Highly motivated with the ability to work well independently as well as a part of a team.
- Strong organizational skills and attention to detail with the ability to multitask and manage high workload and deadlines.
- Understanding of Alberta’s regulatory framework for water allocation and use and how to apply those requirements to various application scenarios an asset.
- Background or familiarity with surface water hydrological principles an asset.
Additional Requirements and Information:
- All applicants must be legally entitled to work in Canada at the time of application.
AER Hybrid Work Program
To honour our commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion, enhance employee attraction and retention and increase environmental sustainability, the AER offers a flexible work framework that provides for hybrid work and flexible hours.
What does our hybrid work model look like?
- Combination of in-office and remote work based on your preference and business needs!
- Flexible work hours, while committing to being available during our core hours of 9:00am – 3:00pm
If you choose to participate in the hybrid program, you will:
- Be provided with an AER computer or laptop when working in the office.
- Need to have access to a personal computer when working from home (unless assigned an AER laptop – dependant on business need).
- Have a high-speed internet connection with a minimum of 50 Mbps for downloads and 30 Mbps for uploads when working remotely.
Benefits at the AER
- Flexible benefits program
- Work/Life Balance time off programs
- Healthcare spending account
- Voluntary Group Savings Programs
- Employee & Family Assistance Program
- Visit our careers page for more details on all the AER has to offer!
For Internal Applicants Only
- Under the AER’s Classification Framework this position is a SP1, Level 3.
- In the event a current AER employee would like to apply for an internal posting, the employee will inform their leader prior to submitting their application.
- Please note: Should an individual with the required qualifications not be available, applicants with closely related qualifications may be considered. As a result, the position may be redesigned and/or reclassified.
- This position is eligible as a Temporary Assignment. Should the successful employee be a permanent employee, they would retain their permanent status for the term of the contract and potentially be eligible for Acting Pay as per the AER’s Compensation Policy. At the end of the assignment, the employee would either return to their current role or be reassigned to an equivalent role within the organization.
Please note, this job advertisement will close on May 2, 2023 at midnight.
